Takeover articles

The last few weeks have been awash with claims that several large companies are showing an interest in buying ailing social network/news site Twitter. The prospect of an acquisition sent the company’s share price soaring, but it seems this may…

Nokia has made another acquisition today, announcing plans to purchase French digital health and wearables company Withings for €170 million (US$192 million) in cash. Subject to the usual regulatory approvals, the deal is set to close in early Q3, 2016.

Foxconn has finally put the rumors to rest, agreeing to purchase a controlling stake in struggling Japanese electronics maker Sharp for 389 billion yen ($3.5 billion). The deal was announced earlier today in a joint press release.

Security software maker AVG Technologies is reportedly being courted by suitors for a potential acquisition. Among those interested are private-equity firms and at least one other technology company according to people familiar with the matter as reported by The Wall Street…

BlackBerry co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin appear to be aligning themselves to try and pick up the pieces of the company they helped start years ago. A recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing suggests they might be interested in…

Share value in BlackBerry is up more than 15 percent following an interview with Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing in a French financial newspaper called Les Echos. The executive told the publication that a deal to acquire the Canadian handset maker…